Alec Dickson was a journalist who, after graduating from Oxford University in 1935, combined work as a foreign correspondent in Central Europe with helping groups of young people in the slums of Leeds and London.

To celebrate its 90th anniversary, youth charity Ambition has set up a small grants programme to run throughout the year offering funding to individuals and groups to help deliver activities for young people up to the age of 24 in their community. Ambition Giving was launched in February and will make...